powerSearch for bbPress vs Search Regex
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| Feature | powerSearch for bbPress v3.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Search Regex v3.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | powerSearch for bbPress · powerSearch Pro for bbPress ($) | Search Regex |
| Pros | Many filters: forums, author, type, status, tags, period; Per-filter control over roles and visitors; Can replace the default bbPress search form; Templates can be overridden from the theme | Regex search across posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta; Saved presets for repeat searches; WP-CLI command available for scripted runs |
| Cons | Only useful with bbPress installed; Custom date range and keyword highlighting need Pro; Requires PHP 8.0 and WordPress 6.4 | Bulk replacements write to the database; mistakes are hard to undo; Only the core WordPress data sources are covered |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Filter by forums including subforums, Filter by topic or reply author, Filter by topic tags, Filter by predefined date period, Filter by topic status, Results ordering controls, Limit each filter to chosen user roles, Replace default bbPress search form, Custom date/time range search ($), Keyword highlighting in results ($) | Regex search and replace, Choose sources: posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta, Save and import search presets, Tools screen for running searches, WP-CLI search-regex command |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | bbPress | — |
| Other | Freemius | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | — |